diff --git a/testsuite/expect/globals_accounting b/testsuite/expect/globals_accounting
index 9df5cd2c9a601f093a68b70c5ebf34e5c9e6cbe0..b79d32727b148e014e1ceeec43e56ec922eee394 100644
--- a/testsuite/expect/globals_accounting
+++ b/testsuite/expect/globals_accounting
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ proc mod_acct { cluster wparent name wdesc worg qos fairshare grpcpumin grpcpu g
 	}
 
 	if { [string length $qos] } {
-		set scommand "$scommand qoslevel=$qos"
+		set scommand "$scommand qoslevel$qos"
 		set assoc_stuff 1
 	}